This is a list of the judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the year 2015 as of 8 August. So far 57 cases have been decided and these are ordered by neutral citation.
In 2015, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury was the President of the Supreme Court; Lady Hale of Richmond was the Deputy President.
The table lists judgments made by the court and the opinions of the judges in each case. Judges are treated as having concurred in another's judgment when they either formally attach themselves to the judgment of another or speak only to acknowledge their concurrence with one or more judges. Any judgment which reaches a conclusion which differs from the majority on one or more major points of the appeal has been treated as dissent.
All dates are for 2015 unless expressly stated otherwise.
2015 case summaries Unless otherwise noted, cases were heard by a panel of 5 judges.
Cases involving Scots law are highlighted in orange. Cases involving Northern Irish law are highlighted in green. Case name Citation Date Legal subject Summary of decision McGraddie v McGraddie (Costs) UKSC 1 28 January 2015 After-the-event insurance Michael v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police UKSC 2 28 January 2015 Negligence; Article 2, ECHR Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill – Reference by the Counsel General for Wales UKSC 3 9 February 2015 Welsh devolution Sustainable Shetland v The Scottish Ministers UKSC 4 9 February 2015 Planning law Jackson v Murray UKSC 5 18 February 2015 Contributory negligence R (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills UKSC 6 25 February 2015 Judicial review; European Structural Funds R (Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council UKSC 7 25 February 2015 Village green R (Jamar Brown (Jamaica)) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 8 4 March 2015 Immigration law R (Catt) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis UKSC 9 4 March 2015 Data Protection Act 1998; Article 8, ECHR Sea Shepherd UK v Fish & Fish Ltd UKSC 10 4 March 2015 Tort Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board UKSC 11 11 March 2015 Medical law Tael One Partners Ltd v Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC UKSC 12 11 March 2015 Contractual conditions Carlyle v Royal Bank of Scotland PLC UKSC 13 11 March 2015 Scottish contract law Wyatt v Vince UKSC 14 11 March 2015 Divorce law Akerman-Livingstone v Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish Homes Ltd) UKSC 15 11 March 2015 Equality Act 2010; Article 8, ECHR R (SG) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions UKSC 16 18 March 2015 Welfare Reform Act 2012; Article 14, ECHR Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd UKSC 17 18 March 2015 Fatal Accidents Act 1976 R (Trail Riders Fellowship) v Dorset County Council UKSC 18 18 March 2015 Public rights of way Pham v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 19 25 March 2015 Immigration law Re S (A Child) UKSC 20 25 March 2015 Costs R (Evans) v Attorney General UKSC 21 26 March 2015 Freedom of Information Act 2000 Nzolameso v City of Westminster UKSC 22 2 April 2015 Homelessness Jetivia SA v Bilta (UK) Ltd UKSC 23 22 April 2015 Insolvency law R v GH UKSC 24 22 April 2015 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 R (Hemming) v Westminster City Council UKSC 25 29 April 2015 Licensed sex shop University and College Union v The University of Stirling UKSC 26 29 April 2015 Redundancy law Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA UKSC 27 29 April 2015 Pension Protection Fund R (ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs UKSC 28 29 April 2015 Environmental law Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland UKSC 29 13 May 2015 DNA database; Article 8, ECHR Hotak v London Borough of Southwark UKSC 30 13 May 2015 Homelessness Starbucks (HK) Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Group plc UKSC 31 13 May 2015 Passing off Rhodes v OPO UKSC 32 20 May 2015 Freedom of expression Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch v International Energy Group Ltd UKSC 33 20 May 2015 Mesothelioma Haile v London Borough of Waltham Forest UKSC 34 20 May 2015 Homelessness AR v RN UKSC 35 22 May 2015 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Arnold v Britton UKSC 36 10 June 2015 Contract law Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Pendragon plc UKSC 37 10 June 2015 VAT Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction Plc UKSC 38 17 June 2015 Contract law BPE Solicitors v Gabriel UKSC 39 17 June 2015 Costs TN and MA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 40 24 June 2015 Immigration law R (Lumsdon) v Legal Services Board UKSC 41 24 June 2015 Judicial review In re JR38 UKSC 42 1 July 2015 Article 8, ECHR Bunge SA v Nidera BV UKSC 43 1 July 2015 Contract law Anson v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 44 1 July 2015 Tax law Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v HM Treasury UKSC 45 1 July 2015 Public procurement R (Cornwall Council) v Somerset County Council UKSC 46 8 July 2015 National Assistance Act 1948 Mathieson v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions UKSC 47 8 July 2015 Disability Living Allowance, EU law Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v The Rank Group PLC UKSC 48 8 July 2015 VAT Beghal v DPP UKSC 49 22 July 2015 Terrorism Act 2000 Coventry v Lawrence (No. 3) UKSC 50 22 July 2015 Costs; Article 6, ECHR Hunt v North Somerset Council UKSC 51 22 July 2015 Judicial review R (Champion) v North Norfolk District Council UKSC 52 22 July 2015 Planning law; Habitats Directive Woolway v Mazars UKSC 53 29 July 2015 Hereditament R (Bourgass) v Secretary of State for Justice UKSC 54 29 July 2015 Prison Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Tolley UKSC 55 29 July 2015 Disability Living Allowance John Mander Pension Scheme Trustees Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 56 29 July 2015 Pension schemes R (Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills UKSC 57 29 July 2015 Student loans Shahid v Scottish Ministers UKSC 58 14 October 2015 Article 3, ECHR; Article 8, ECHR Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 59 14 October 2015 Immigration law Sharland v Sharland UKSC 60 14 October 2015 Divorce law Gohil v Gohil UKSC 61 14 October 2015 Divorce law R v McGeough UKSC 62 21 October 2015 Evidence The United States of America v Nolan UKSC 63 21 October 2015 Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov UKSC 64 21 October 2015 Asset freezing British American Tobacco Denmark A/S v Kazemier Transport BV UKSC 65 28 October 2015 Jurisdiction Bank of Cyprus UK Ltd. v Menelaou UKSC 66 4 November 2015 Unjust enrichment Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi UKSC 67 4 November 2015 Contract law R (on the application of Ali) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 68 18 November 2015 Immigration law Keyu v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs UKSC 69 25 November 2015 Judicial review In the matter of J (a child) UKSC 70 25 November 2015 Hague Convention on Parental Responsibility and Protection of Children; Jurisdiction Eclairs Group Ltd v JKX Oil & Gas plc UKSC 71 2 December 2015 Companies Act 2006 Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd UKSC 72 2 December 2015 Contract law R v Harvey UKSC 73 16 December 2015 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers UKSC 74 16 December 2015 Planning law Société Cooperative De Production Seafrance SA v The Competition and Markets Authority UKSC 75 16 December 2015 Mergers and acquisitions R (on the application of Wang Yam) v Central Criminal Court UKSC 76 16 December 2015 Evidence Macklin v HM Advocate UKSC 77 16 December 2015 Scottish criminal law Thevarajah v Riordan UKSC 78 16 December 2015 Debarment R (on the application of Roberts) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis UKSC 79 17 December 2015 Stop and search
2015 opinions